Costa Rica vs Peru: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required
Costa Rica
10.4%
in 2022
Peru
10.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
74th
Peru rank
72nd
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 10.7% against 10.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Peru ranks 72nd of 134 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 33.7% | 15.6% | Peru |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 17.0% | 3.9% | Peru |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 12.9% | 1.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 10.7% against 10.4% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.3%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Peru ranks 72nd of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below the extreme poverty threshold.